NYT: FBI began investigating Trump as possible threat to national security after Comey firing

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Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Updated: Jan 11, 2019 - 6:58 PM

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NYT: FBI began investigating Trump as possible threat to national security after Comey firing

The FBI opened both a criminal and counterintelligence investigation into President Donald Trump after the firing of then-director of the FBI James Comey, The New York Times reported in a bombshell report Friday.

Trump fired Comey in May 2017, 10 months into the investigation into Russian meddling and its possible ties to Trump. The White House denied that the dismissal was related to the Russia investigation, although Trump later told NBC News that he had “this Russia thing” on his mind when making the decision.

White House Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders later responded to The New York Times report:

“This is absurd. James Comey was fired because he’s a disgraced partisan hack, and his Deputy Andrew McCabe, who was in charge at the time, is a known liar fired by the FBI. Unlike President Obama, who let Russia and other foreign adversaries push America around, President Trump has actually been tough on Russia.” Sarah Sanders”